President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in Paris last morning, to attend a critical global climate meeting commonly known as COP 21.

The summit is aimed at striking a long term deal to limit carbon emissions across the world in a bid to find a lasting solution to global climate change.

Along with President Sirisena, Parliamentarian Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thera and a high profile Sri Lankan delegation also visited Paris.

On the sidelines of the summit, the Sri Lankan President is expected to hold a bilateral discussion with the President of Serbia. The meeting is likely to take place on November 30.

On the same day, President Sirisena will attend a lunch hosted by the French President and Foreign Affairs Minister. President Srisiena will then address the UN global climate change summit representing Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan President, during his two day visit to Paris, will also take part in the launching of the ‘International Solar Alliance’ jointly hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francoise Hollande.

Around 40,000 people are expected to participate in the event, which will take place until December 11.

French media says the gathering of 147 Heads of State and Government is set to be far bigger than the 115 or so who came to Copenhagen in 2009, the last time the world came close to agreeing a long term deal on climate change.

Political analysts dub this event as an ideal opportunity for the world to express solidarity with the French government and its people after the brutal terrorist attack earlier this month. A number of key world leaders, including US President Barak Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to attend the conference.

3 Responses to President arrives in Paris to attend COP 21

Our President may wreck our energy sector by stating that Sri Lanka will avoid going for cheap coal power and instead go for very expensive unconventional renewable energy but he seems not to understand it is the developed countries that should reduced their carbon emissions not countries like Sri Lanka who have enough carbon space space to have even 10 coal power the size of Noracholai without exceeding our permissible per capita of carbon emissions per year of 9 metric tons which even a developing. country like Malaysia is approaching. However in any case to carry out the development goals of our Prime Minister in 5 years we will need a estimated about 45 Billion units per year of very cheap electricity in 3to 4 years time this can only be given by BOT coal power Projects and not by unconventional renewable energy which can give at the most a few million units of very expensive electricity per year

MY3 is visiting all these countries which seem to be at hectic pace to you. The reason is he his fixing up all the damage done by MR and his goons during his tenure in office. Then all of us Sri lankans were judged as inhabitants of a failed state by the rest of the civilized world and a Sri lankan passport was the worst to carry around when traveling. At least now we are shown some respect. Do not forget that even most of MR’s visits to either failed or pariah states which only resulted in huge loans at high interest rates which will be paid back by the future generations of Sri lankans. The cream of these loans loans, the huge commissions, are hidden away by the crooks.